Alleged victims of abuse decades ago have filed a flood of lawsuits — 95 in the last month alone — against the Archdiocese of New York amid confusion over the deadline for the look-back window provision of the Child Victims Act….
Syracuse Diocese files for bankruptcy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WHCU) – The Diocese of Syracuse announced it has filed for bankruptcy following a recent wave of child sex abuse lawsuits brought against the Catholic Church. A law firm involved in the proceedings provided the following press release…
Diocese files bankruptcy; 3 Oswego priests named among 100+ CVA lawsuits
SYRACUSE — The Diocese of Syracuse announced Friday it will re-organize in Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces an incoming tide of lawsuits related to alleged abuse by local priests over decades. Bishop Douglas Lucia was installed last year to…
Grandmother accuses CNY school priest of molesting her when she was a girl: ‘They can’t get away with this’
Whitesboro, N.Y. — It was always old Frankenstein movies. Or ghost stories. “Any little thing where he got you alone in the dark,” Mary McLoughlin recalled. Then the priest at her family’s church would sexually abuse her, she said. She…
Diocese of Rockville Centre appeals ruling on Child Victims Act
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, in its continuing legal battles involving dozens of sexual assault cases, has appealed a judge’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the Child Victims Act. The diocese filed its appeal following a ruling in…
Child Victims Act extended for another year amid courts shutdown
The Child Victims Act, the law that gave sexual abuse survivors a one-year window to sue for abuse they suffered past the statute of limitations, was officially extended on Wednesday by the State Legislature. “The passage of the Child Victims…